First Guitar Suite

Instrumental Solo

Details

Category

Instrumental Solo

instrumentation

for guitar solo

duration

14 minutes

commissioned by

premiered by

Peter Scott Lewis: November 12, 1977, Garden Club, La Conner, WA

Purchase Score

Lewis, Peter Scott. Published by Theodore Presser, Bryn Mawr, PA. Copyright 1997. This challenging solo guitar work was completed and premiered in 1977 by the composer at a concert organized by the renowned Northwest poet Robert Sund. The middle section is based on Northwest Indian melodies. Movements: Mesolithic Dance, Rain Fantasy, Into a Clearing, and Burlesque

First recording: Three Suites for Guitar

Lapis Island Records (Naxos)

Released: July 29, 2003

Peter Scott Lewis, soloist

Thank you for this day that shines in the Valley like a jewel.
Robert Sund: The late, great, Northwest poet
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